Our Mission
KHEAA-Alabama provides free college- and career-planning information to Alabama students. It is an outreach effort of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA), an agency of Kentucky state government. KHEAA was designated the guaranty agency for the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) in Alabama in the mid-1990s. When FFELP was ended by Congress in 2010, KHEAA decided to continue providing free online resources to Alabamians. Because KHEAA is a state agency, the meetings of its board of directors and the board's committees are open to the public.
2022 Board Meeting Schedule
- January 6, 2022
- Executive Committee Meeting – 10 a.m., ET – agenda
Via Zoom - January 18, 2022
- Executive Committee Meeting – 10 a.m., ET – agenda
Via Zoom - February 3, 2022
- Board of Directors Meeting – 2 p.m., ET – agenda
Via Zoom - February 9, 2022
- CEO Search Committee Meeting – 9 a.m., ET
Via Zoom - February 24, 2022
- Finance and Audit Committee Meeting – 9 a.m., ET – agenda
Program Committee Meeting – 10:30 a.m., ET – agenda
KHESLC, Louisville, Ky. - March 2, 2022
- Diversity Committee Meeting – 8:30 a.m., ET – agenda
Via Zoom - March 11, 2022
- CEO Search Committee Meeting – 10 a.m., ET – agenda
KHESLC, Louisville, Ky - March 17, 2022
- Board of Directors Meeting – 9 a.m., ET – agenda
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky. - April 12, 2022
- Executive Committee Meeting – 10 a.m., ET – agenda
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky. - May 18, 2022
- Finance and Audit Committee Meeting – 9 a.m., ET – agenda
Program Committee Meeting – 10:30 a.m., ET – agenda
KHESLC, Louisville, Ky. - May 26, 2022
- Board Meeting – 9 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky. - July 28, 2022
- Executive Committee Meeting – 10 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky. - August 18, 2022
- Finance and Audit Committee Meeting – 9 a.m., ET
Program Committee Meeting – 10:30 a.m., ET
KHESLC, Louisville, Ky. - August 30, 2022
- Board of Directors Meeting – 9 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky. - September 6, 2022
- Executive Committee Meeting – 2 p.m., ET
- September 27, 2022
- Finance and Audit Committee Meeting – 9 a.m., ET
Program Committee Meeting – 10:30 a.m., ET
KHESLC, Louisville, Ky. - October 4, 2022
- Executive Committee Meeting – 11 a.m., ET
- October 13, 2022
- Board Meeting – 9 a.m., ET
KHEAA, Frankfort, Ky. - November 10, 2022
- Board of Directors Meeting – 9 a.m., ET
- December 8, 2022
- Executive Committee Meeting – 10 a.m., ET
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is composed of 10 voting members appointed by the Governor. In addition, the President of the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities, President of the Council on Postsecondary Education, Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Kentucky State Treasurer, and the Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education serve as voting, ex officio members.
Our board members also serve on the boards of the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation (KHESLC), Kentucky's Affordable Prepaid Tuition (KAPT) program, and the Asset Resolution Corporation (ARC).
Appointed Board Members
- Rene Brown
- Healthcare Professional and Pastor
Louisville - Charles Vinson
- Program Committee Chair
Retired Financial Aid Director, Murray State University
Murray - Cathe Dykstra
- Chair
CEO, Family Scholar House, Inc.
Louisville - John Thomas Dougherty, Jr.
- Business Executive, Louisville Paving & Construction
Louisville - Dr. Gary Cox
- Finance and Audit Committee Chair
Retired - Higher Education Association - Dr. Carl P. Rollins
- Retired KHEAA/KHESLC CEO/Executive Director
Midway - Greg Roush
- Executive Director Kentucky Retired Teachers Association
Retired High School Principal
Frankfort - Leslie Combs
- Retired State Legislator
Lexington - Rita Smart
- Retired State Legislator
Richmond - David Son
- Attorney
Louisville
Ex Officio Members
- Dr. OJ Oleka
- Chair-Elect
Secretary-Treasurer
President
Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities
Frankfort - Allison Ball
- State Treasurer
Frankfort - Dr. Aaron Thompson
- President
Council on Postsecondary Education
Frankfort - Jason Glass
- Commissioner
Kentucky Department of Education
Frankfort - Holly M. Johnson
- Secretary
Finance & Administration Cabinet
Frankfort
